Y:Cube

Building in London, England

Y:Cube

General information
Status| Completed
Location| Corner of Clay Avenue and Woodstock Way, Mitcham, London
Country| England
Coordinates| 51°24′32″N 0°08′51″W﻿ / ﻿51.4089°N 0.1474°W﻿ / 51.4089; -0.1474
Completed| 2015
Opening| 8 September 2015; 7 years ago (2015-09-08)
Cost| GBP £1,600,000[1]
Owner| YMCA St Paul’s Group
Technical details
Floor count| 3
Floor area| 1,640 square metres (18,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)| Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Structural engineer| AECOM
Main contractor| SIG plc

Y:Cube is a three-storey block of 36 one-bedroom affordable housing flats, owned by YMCA St Paul’s Group.[2] They include George William Court,[2] 148 Clay Avenue and flats 36A-E Woodstock Way in Mitcham in London, England. George William Court was named after the founder of YMCA, George Williams.[2]

## Construction history[edit]

Construction of the flats started in March 2015 and were completed in the August of the same year.[3] The flats were built by SIG plc at a construction cost of £1,600,000 and they were designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, with Ivan Harbour being the lead architect.[3][1] The project managers were AECOM.[1] The flats were constructed off-site in Derbyshire before being transported to London.[4][5]

The block of flats were opened on 8 September 2015 by the then Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Brandon Lewis MP.[4]

## Awards[edit]

* 2015 AIA UK Awards Shortlist
* 2015 Edison Awards \- Silver medal in the ‘Social Solutions’ category
* 2016 World Architecture Festival 2016 - Completed Housing - Shortlist
* 2016 Urban Land Institute J C Nichols Award for Visionaries in Urban Development
* 2016 RIBA Journal MacEwen Award - Shortlist

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Y:Cube". Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
2. ^ a b c "YMCA and RSH+P's innovative factory-built affordable housing scheme welcomes first tenants in south west London". YMCA. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
3. ^ a b "Y:Cube development in Mitcham". Designing Buildings. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
4. ^ a b "Modern Prefabricated Housing" (PDF). Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
5. ^ "A cube-shaped housing solution". worldarchitecturenews.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

## External links[edit]

* Official webpage of Y:Cube
* Y:Cube on the Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners website